[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 173 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF DENNY ZANE'S 70TH BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. JULIA BROWNLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2017

  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a true 
visionary leader and my dear friend, Denny Zane, on the momentous 
occasion of his 70th birthday. Over his career which spans more than 
four decades, Denny has been a tremendously effective and tireless 
advocate for the critical investments necessary to meet our region's 
infrastructure and transportation needs that indispensably keep our 
communities and its residents moving and thriving.
   Denny has been a true public servant with an unwavering commitment 
to serving others. He has served as a city councilmember and well-
regarded mayor of the City of Santa Monica, as the director of the 
Coalition for Clean Air, as a local teacher, and perhaps his most 
profound impact has been made as the founder and executive director of 
Move LA.
   In conjunction with his 70th birthday, this year also marks the 10th 
anniversary of Move LA. The organization was founded to provide 
adequate funding sources to develop a clean, efficient, and robust 
transportation system for Los Angeles County. The formation and 
establishment of Move LA was no easy task, but Denny provided the right 
vision and leadership to coalesce a cohort of influential and adept 
stakeholders from the business, labor, environmental, and political 
leadership from throughout Los Angeles. There are very few individuals 
in this world that could bring this movement together, but Denny did 
and did so successfully.
   Most recently, with extraordinary foresight and initiative, Denny 
led the campaign and was instrumental in the passage of Measure M, 
which will generate billions of dollars and one day erect the world's 
most modern transportation system for Los Angeles. This ``smart 
growth'' will enhance the city's global competitiveness, significantly 
increase the region's economy, and improve air quality and traffic 
congestion as well as promote environmental sustainability.
   Additionally, through Denny's unwavering passion and the powerful 
advocacy of his organization, Los Angeles' voters passed local measures 
that will raise $350 million per year to fund essential services and 
resources and housing opportunities for the county's most vulnerable 
and homeless populations.
   Denny's notable leadership and unfailing hard work has strengthened 
our community as a whole, and for that we owe him our ardent gratitude.
   For these reasons, it is with great enthusiasm that I offer Denny my 
heartfelt appreciation for his many years of remarkable service. I 
would also like to express my most sincere congratulations on the 
occasion of his 70th birthday. I am so happy to join his family, 
friends, and colleagues in celebrating this milestone with him. I wish 
him many more happy years to come.

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